Didier Drogba News

Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian Asked what makes Mourinho so successful, Lampard told Talksport: "It's a presence and an aura and a way with people.

Spurs have to keep Gareth Bale. He's scored 21 goals this season and nine from outside the box, the highest total of long range goals in Europe's top leagues.

Rafael Benitez is confident striker Fernando Torres can return to being an unstoppable force as the interim boss prepares for his final competitive game at Chelsea.

They have revealed that Roman Abramovich is prepared to spend over A 30million to sign Rooney, and the club is ready to pay him his A 250,000-a-week United salary.

Chelsea's remarkably busy 69-game season ends on Sunday against Everton , and you could forgive Chelsea interim manager Rafa BenA tez if he'd decided to take a short nap on the couch late Friday afternoon after winning the Europa League title on Wednesday and ensuring that Chelsea will finish in the Premier League top four to qualify for next ... (more)

Redemption for Fernando Torres after his general woes at the club, redemption for Branislav Ivanovic after he missed the Champions League final win in Munich, and a last-gasp vindication for the departing Rafael Benitez, who has once again showed himself to be a master of the cup final and gone some way to erasing that iffy spell at Inter Milan.

Veteran striker Didier Drogba was again left out of the Ivory Coast squad when coach Sabri Lamouchi unveiled his 26 players for next month's World Cup qualifiers against Gambia and Tanzania.

Case in point, Turkish soccer team Galatasaray, which is reportedly planning to protest racism by having players wear blackface for its next league match.

Now the gruelling competition has finished, it's time to sift through some of the best goals seen on the European stage this season.

Galatasaray are thought to be lining up a double swoop on the capital to take John Terry and Dimitar Berbatov to Turkey.

DIDIER DROGBA has recalled his Chelsea days to hit back at Fenerbahce fans, after they racially abused the Galatasaray striker.

Europa League final win would mean keeper has claimed every major club honour despite having eight managers in nine years Petr Cech defends the Chelsea goal during their Europa League semi-final first leg against Basel of Switzerland.

Twelve months after he signed a new five-year deal worth a reputed A 35 million, Roberto Mancini has been sacked as Manchester City boss.

Liverpool could do a lot worse than trying to sign Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea, a player similar to the inspiration behind Daniel Sturridge.

Galatasaray striker Didier Drogba has hit out at racist Fenerbahce fans who bombarded him and fellow Ivorian Emmanuel Eboue with monkey chants during the two sides meeting last weekend.

He's done it! Unless you've been living under a rock, you've probably heard that Frank Lampard is now officially Chelsea's all-time highest goalscorer after bagging a brace against Aston Villa in the Blues' 2-1 victory on Saturday.

Where Wayne Rooney wants to go and who actually wants him are not the same thing - despite the England striker's global profile and 214 career goals, the world is not quite his oyster.

Daniel Sturridge has revealed the influence that former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has had on his career as he looks to emulate the Ivorian by becoming one of the Premier League's top players.

The former Manchester City and Chelsea youngster scored a hat-trick for the Reds in their 3-1 win at Fulham on Sunday to take his tally for the club to 11 goals in 15 games since he moved to Merseyside in January.

His 203 goals have come in 607 appearances since signing for the Blues in 2001, becoming Claudio Ranieri's first English signing.